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B98 8WA

Batchley & Brockhill · Redditch · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Batchley & Brockhill
Local authority
Redditch
Constituency
Redditch
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B97 6SB 55 m
B97 6SA 62 m
B97 6JG 78 m
B97 6JQ 104 m
B97 6JX 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B98 8WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B98
Postcode sector
B98 8
Latitude
52.309223
Longitude
-1.964746
British National Grid easting
402,500
British National Grid northing
267,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Redditch · E07000236
Electoral ward
Batchley & Brockhill · E05015616
Parish or community
E43000152
Westminster constituency
Redditch · E14001441
Output area
E00164417
Lower layer super output area
Redditch 003A · E01032232
Middle layer super output area
Redditch 003 · E02006723

Postcode source versions

Explore B98

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
17
Secondary
10

  1. Batchley First and Nursery School

    Community school

    271 m

  2. Pitcheroak School

    Academy special converter

    311 m

  3. Birchensale Middle School

    Academy converter

    787 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 732
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Public order 119
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B98 8 residents
8,704

Age bands in B98 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,621 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

969 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,430 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,054 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,511 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    60 BROMSGROVE ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4RN

    ODS code M81041

    1.0 km

  • ST STEPHEN'S MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    ST. STEPHENS SURGERY, ADELAIDE STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AL

    ODS code M81001

    1.5 km

  • THE DOW SURGERY

    WILLIAM STREET, REDDITCH, B97 4AJ

    ODS code M81020

    1.5 km

  • ELGAR HOUSE

    CHURCH ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4AB

    ODS code M81002

    1.5 km

  • THE BRIDGE SURGERY

    8 EVESHAM ROAD, REDDITCH, B97 4LA

    ODS code M81092

    2.1 km

  • CRABBS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, 39 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81616

    3.4 km

  • CRABBS CROSS SURGERY

    1 KENILWORTH CLOSE, CRABBS CROSS, REDDITCH, B97 5JX

    ODS code M81617

    3.4 km

  • WINYATES HEALTH CENTRE

    WINYATES CENTRE, WINYATES WAY, REDDITCH, B98 0NR

    ODS code M81019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Yew Tree Close

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Tree Avenue

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles

  • Cherry Tree Walk

    BCT · Batchley

    0.1 miles

  • Lock Close

    BCT · Batchley

    0.2 miles

  • Willow Way

    BCT · Batchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redditch 003A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,388 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 10 secondary schools. Batchley First and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 271 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 732 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.